William Cowan Geary (1885 - 1950)

Born 30 May 1885 in Southwest City, McDonald, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Grace I. (Fellenbaum) Wagner — married 14 Sep 1913 in Summit, Ohio, United States

Husband of Iva Mae Thomas — married 20 Apr 1917 in Richland County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1950 at age 65 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William was the son of Isaac Geary and Sarah Ellen Finch.

William married Agnes Berberick on 19 September 1906 in Richland County.^[1] They were divorced prior to 1913. In 1910, Agnes and their children were living with her parents. She was listed as married, but William was not with them.

William married Grace Fellenbaum on 14 September 1913.^[2] They were divorced prior to 1917.

On 21 April 1917, William was married to Mae Iva Thomas in Richland County.^[3] In 1920, they were living with his parents in Richland County.^[4] In 1930^[5] and 1940,^[6] they were living in Shelby.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z8W6-FD3Z : 13 October 2021), Willilam Cowan Geary and Inez Agnes Berberich, 1906.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWR-HFC : 27 September 2021), William Cowan Geary and Grace I. Fellenbaum, 1913.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZBG-CV2M : 15 October 2021), William Cowan Geary and Mae Iva Thomas, 1917.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MM-KZD : 3 February 2021), William C Geary in entry for Isaac Geary, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4CW-S2H : accessed 19 November 2022), William Geary, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 10A, line 15, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1864; FHL microfilm 2,341,598.
6. ↑ 1940 U.S. Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWLD-MQS.

See Also:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6NQ-MWX : 25 December 2021), William Cowan Geary, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5HH-B4H : 10 March 2021), William Cowan Geary, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Note on profile:

Bill ran away when getting off the train on their wedding day. Mae chased him down. Bill chase Mildred Fry, Bill & Doris Dixon with an ax. He was arrested but no charges were pressed. Mae felt sorry for him, he didn't have a shirt.